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Saint Edward's University

Saint Edward's University is a private campus in Austin proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$18,740

family income
under $30k

$20,775

$30–48k

$22,064

$48–75k

$26,084

$75–110k

$35,487

over $110k

Average net price

$25,5782023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Saint Edward's University rose from $18,936 (2008) to $25,578 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,936
2009	$17,550
2010	$19,055
2011	$19,625
2012	$20,191
2013	$19,358
2014	$20,034
2015	$22,297
2016	$22,968
2017	$24,082
2018	$24,833
2019	$26,110
2020	$21,232
2021	$23,078
2022	$23,636
2023	$25,578

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$66,7192024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Saint Edward's University rose from $34,900 (2009) to $66,719 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$34,900
2010	$36,077
2011	$38,081
2012	$40,313
2013	$43,046
2014	$46,212
2015	$49,239
2016	$52,247
2017	$54,598
2018	$57,226
2019	$59,409
2020	$61,707
2021	$59,776
2022	$63,671
2023	$64,975
2024	$66,719

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$11,896
2001	$12,728
2002	$13,620
2003	$14,710
2004	$15,960
2005	$17,320
2006	$18,800
2007	$20,400
2008	$22,550
2013	$33,720
2014	$36,550
2015	$38,720
2016	$41,178
2017	$43,300
2018	$45,428
2019	$47,440
2020	$49,076
2021	$49,996
2022	$50,766
2023	$51,384

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $51,384 before grants and other attendance costs. At Saint Edward's University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,493 undergrads, Saint Edward's University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

62.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Saint Edward's University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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62.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Saint Edward's University rose from 44.1% (entered 1991) to 62.6% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	44.1%
1992 cohort	38.6%
1993 cohort	42.2%
1994 cohort	42.3%
1995 cohort	50.9%
1996 cohort	54.4%
1997 cohort	53.2%
1998 cohort	52%
1999 cohort	53.8%
2000 cohort	53.1%
2001 cohort	53.5%
2002 cohort	61.8%
2003 cohort	65.8%
2004 cohort	68.5%
2005 cohort	68.3%
2006 cohort	68.9%
2007 cohort	69.5%
2008 cohort	66.7%
2009 cohort	63.2%
2010 cohort	63.6%
2011 cohort	63.6%
2012 cohort	63.4%
2013 cohort	64.1%
2014 cohort	67.1%
2015 cohort	65.8%
2016 cohort	65.1%
2017 cohort	64.2%
2018 cohort	62.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,042	$7,969
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,250	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,517	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,025	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,250	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,250	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,354	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,953	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,468
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,250	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,850	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,375	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,000	$6,955
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,875	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,393	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$9,942
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,803	$9,114

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$47,743

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,665

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,826

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Saint Edward's University admitted 4,747 of 5,830 applicants in Fall 2024. The 81.4% rate describes that application pool.

81.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $51,384 tuition · 2023–24 2,493 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 970–12401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Saint Edward's University received 5,830 applications and admitted 4,747 (81.4%), with 453 enrolling.

Saint Edward's University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Saint Edward's University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 500–630 and Math was 470–610 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 970–1240 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	570	630
SAT Math	470	540	610
ACT Composite	22	26	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

81.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	73.7%
Fall 2002	70%
Fall 2003	69.6%
Fall 2004	68.6%
Fall 2005	69%
Fall 2006	64.4%
Fall 2007	65.1%
Fall 2008	63.7%
Fall 2009	66.1%
Fall 2010	62.8%
Fall 2011	63.7%
Fall 2012	62.8%
Fall 2013	78.5%
Fall 2014	78.4%
Fall 2015	77.5%
Fall 2016	73.9%
Fall 2017	84.2%
Fall 2018	86.4%
Fall 2019	88.2%
Fall 2020	91.3%
Fall 2021	92.2%
Fall 2022	85.1%
Fall 2023	83.7%
Fall 2024	81.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

970–1240Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	960	1170
Fall 2002	980	1160
Fall 2003	990	1200
Fall 2004	1010	1208
Fall 2005	1010	1210
Fall 2006	1020	1230
Fall 2007	1030	1220
Fall 2008	1030	1230
Fall 2009	1030	1230
Fall 2010	1010	1220
Fall 2011	1020	1220
Fall 2012	1020	1230
Fall 2013	1020	1220
Fall 2014	1010	1210
Fall 2015	1040	1220
Fall 2016	1010	1200
Fall 2017	1080	1250
Fall 2018	1080	1270
Fall 2019	1060	1245
Fall 2022	1030	1270
Fall 2023	1030	1235
Fall 2024	970	1240

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	25
Fall 2002	20	25
Fall 2003	21	26
Fall 2004	21	26
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	21	26
Fall 2007	21	27
Fall 2008	21	27
Fall 2009	22	27
Fall 2010	22	27
Fall 2011	22	27
Fall 2012	22	27
Fall 2013	22	26
Fall 2014	22	27
Fall 2015	23	27
Fall 2016	22	27
Fall 2017	22	28
Fall 2018	22	27
Fall 2019	22	28
Fall 2022	20	27
Fall 2023	20	25
Fall 2024	22	28

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,493Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Saint Edward's University fell from 3,360 (Fall 2002) to 2,493 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,360
Fall 2003	3,476
Fall 2004	3,690
Fall 2005	3,930
Fall 2006	4,200
Fall 2007	4,304
Fall 2008	4,341
Fall 2009	4,339
Fall 2010	4,437
Fall 2011	4,392
Fall 2012	4,224
Fall 2013	4,077
Fall 2014	3,991
Fall 2015	4,018
Fall 2016	4,048
Fall 2017	3,930
Fall 2018	3,757
Fall 2019	3,404
Fall 2020	3,009
Fall 2021	2,867
Fall 2022	2,751
Fall 2023	2,729
Fall 2024	2,493

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

80%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Saint Edward's University has held near 80% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	79%
Fall 2003 cohort	84%
Fall 2004 cohort	85%
Fall 2005 cohort	85%
Fall 2006 cohort	85%
Fall 2007 cohort	84%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	83%
Fall 2010 cohort	81%
Fall 2011 cohort	79%
Fall 2012 cohort	83%
Fall 2013 cohort	83%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	79%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	72%
Fall 2020 cohort	76%
Fall 2021 cohort	81%
Fall 2022 cohort	78%
Fall 2023 cohort	80%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Saint Edward's University

42.4% of Saint Edward's University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Saint Edward's University as a primarily residential campus of 2,493 undergraduates — and 79.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Saint Edward's University's SAT section-percentile sums are 970–1240 — their midpoint is near the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Saint Edward's University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Saint Edward's University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Saint Edward's University81.4%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Saint Edward's University$51,384

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Saint Edward's University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Saint Edward's University$58,826

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

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Saint Edward's University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Saint Edward's University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	81.4%	84.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$51,384	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,826	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Saint Edward's University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Saint Edward's University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 23 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Finance and Financial Management Services	$90,286
Computer Science	$87,890
Accounting and Related Services	$83,957
Marketing	$80,562
International Business	$74,059
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,706
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$66,986
Political Science and Government	$63,504
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$61,741
Biology, General	$60,546
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$57,818
Social Work	$56,637
Criminology	$56,224
Communication and Media Studies	$54,558
Design and Applied Arts	$54,297
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$53,473
Psychology, General	$53,373
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$53,151
Security Science and Technology	$51,977
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$50,936
International/Globalization Studies	$48,050
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$47,974
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$44,134

These 23 fields listed for Saint Edward's University measure earnings after completion. The $58,826 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 36 additional Saint Edward's University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Saint Edward's University report?

Saint Edward's University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 970–1240 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Saint Edward's University's acceptance rate?

81.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,747 admitted from 5,830 applicants.

How much does Saint Edward's University cost?

At Saint Edward's University, tuition is $51,384. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Saint Edward's University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,826. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

Prairie View A & M University — 79.3% admitted
Southern Methodist University — 63.3% admitted
Southwestern Adventist University — 78.4% admitted
University of North Texas — 72.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.